Futures For All

A three-day virtual experience lets students with SEND explore creative careers, hearing from employers in music, fashion and gaming about their roles and routes into the sector. Ask questions, share ideas and tackle tasks in small groups or individually, with off-screen workbook activities too.

Spend two days online exploring gaming careers through hands-on activities: work with SIC on confidence and accessible workplaces, then meet a gaming professional to hear about their day and roles in the industry. Complete workbook tasks and ask questions throughout.

Hear from someone working across festivals, arts and community projects, and explore the teamwork, planning and problem-solving behind creative work. Then design an event or project your community needs, pitch your idea and get feedback from an experienced creative professional.

Explore how bestselling author and illustrator Cornelia Funke turns a simple idea into a memorable book, drawing on Inkheart and Ghosthunters. Hear how writing and artwork shape characters, atmosphere and imagination, and get a behind-the-scenes look at her career as both writer and illustrator.

Trace a game’s journey from concept to retail with Laurence Oldham, former head of game design at Frontier Developments, plus indie and freelance designers. Get an insider view of how ideas are developed and refined across grassroots work and double-A studios.

Explore fully funded in-person or remote placements and shorter Insight Days, delivered with hundreds of leading UK employers. Use the Work Experience Finder to browse opportunities by career interest and see where to start.